City gives $20,000 to United Way program

The City of Allentown granted United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley $20,000 to boost the 1st and 6th wards recreation project.

The project will target 300 youth for at least one hour each week of recreational activities and will seek better communication between area youth programs.

Program activities include a baseball league, basketball camps, golf, fishing clinics and tumbling.

The grant, increased by $2,500 from last year, comes from the 2004-2005 consolidated grants program of the city. The remainder of the program's $52,200 budget will be funded by private donations and corporation partners.